Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers should imagine he’ll shatter expectations within the NFL after reportedly declining a profitable NIL supply from one other faculty.
Per 247 Sports’ Chip Brown, Ewers, who declared for the NFL Draft on Wednesday, rejected an $8M NIL deal.
CBS Sports activities analyst Danny Kanell, a former Florida State and NFL QB, thinks it is a large mistake for Ewers.
Ewers is not anticipated to be a first-round decide within the draft, scheduled for April 24-26 in Inexperienced Bay.
In Tankathon’s latest mock draft, the Las Vegas Raiders (4-13) take him with decide No. 68 within the third spherical. Spotrac estimates his rookie contract can be a four-year deal value $6.4M yearly, with a $1.3M signing bonus if the Raiders choose him with that decide.
That is not chump change, however it’s nonetheless lower than Ewers may have made had he signed the NIL deal.
Ewers, nonetheless, has already made cash. In keeping with Brown, he earned $6M in income over his previous three seasons in Austin. After enrolling at Ohio State in 2021, he signed with GT Sports activities Advertising, raking in $1.4M.
Ewers has additionally handled accidents all through his faculty profession. He missed seven video games over the previous three seasons with shoulder and indirect points.
It is unclear if the reported deal included an insurance coverage coverage to cowl an harm that would negatively have an effect on his draft inventory. Extra importantly, Ewers may make extra if he emerges as a stable beginning QB and secures a second NFL contract.
Whereas he is not thought of an elite prospect, the 21-year-old may have some untapped potential. In three seasons with Texas, he completed with the third-most landing passes (68) in class historical past and led the Longhorns to 2 straight School Soccer Playoff journeys.
